Kate Green

New Zealanders spent a total of $401 million on vaping products in 2025, compared with $417 million in 2024.

The increase of mental health distress among youths is a global trend, with the Covid-19 pandemic responsible for a lot of it, experts say. Audio

Southern Cross Health Insurance says ADHD and autism are once again covered under its policies, after an earlier decision to exclude them.

The prescription portal is now being brought back online after it was discovered patient information had been changed during a recent data breach.

Renovations to add much-needed space to the ED are underway with workers saying they've had up to 26 patients in the corridor.

The ageing population will put more pressure on the health system so aged care needs to attract and retain skilled workers, its chief executive says.

Two people had their therapeutic methadone doses changed by Te Whatu Ora against their will, with one man dying of an overdose only six weeks later.

The study found nearly 90 percent of the callouts were of low level and should have been managed in the community.

Pharmacies are falling back on their emergency back-up plans to distribute medication, and doing a lot of unpaid leg-work in the process, following the MediMap hack. Audio

The hacked health portal is heading to court to try to block people accessing and using the data that has been breached. Audio

A new report by ambulance services says "out-of-hospital cardiac arrests" remain a major public health challenge.

It's more than double the number of primary care nurses the government had originally committed to funding.

Health New Zealand says in 2025, three offers were made to senior doctors and two to nurses, which were all declined.

It comes as a new study shows neurologists will struggle to keep up with the increase in demand. Audio

At the same time, the need for neurology services is increasing, as new and sometimes more complex treatments became available. Audio

The agreement covers pay and conditions for pharmacists, pharmacy assistants and technicians.

The man was aged in his late 20s and had lived at Lonsdale Total Care Centre in Foxton for about six months before his death in May 2022.

A prisoner with a burst appendix was told it was a stomach bug, and waited six days to be admitted to hospital for surgery.

A new study has found these vape shops which could be within places like dairies or service stations are far more common in low socio-economic areas.

A Nurses Organisation delegate says it was an "embarrassing U-turn for Te Whatu Ora", but heartening to see they had listened to members.

An endocrinologist says more than half the women she sees on testosterone for low libido are taking too high a dose of a product that's designed for men.

There are hopes more will come on board, but for now, industry leaders say GPs could be slow to train up in an area most haven't worked in for decades. Audio

Some clinicians are concerned by these results, while some people say a diagnosis brought validation and life-changing help.

Adam Currie - who already had his diagnosis - said his Monday morning appointment was "really smooth". Audio

The corner has now completed formal identification of all the fatalies from last week's tragedy.